# Pueblo Bonito's construction episodes fall in wet decades, linking building to food surplus.

> Pueblo Bonito's construction episodes fall in wet decades, linking building to food surplus.

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# Pueblo Bonito's construction episodes fall in wet decades, linking building to food surplus.

Pueblo Bonito's construction episodes fall in wet decades, linking building to food surplus.

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[A severe drought from about 1130 made the canyon and its supply areas unable to support the system.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/chaco-canyon/answers/ANS0D9KV7H84TPM/a-severe-drought-from-about-1130-made-the-canyon-and-its)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Pueblo Bonito's construction episodes fall in wet decades, linking building to food surplus. [Evidence EVD0D9KV80W7B6B]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D9KV80W7B6B
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